The best are USA for volume of best ammo’d great tanks, Germany for armor of 1 tank with 2 other T-80BVM armored backups, Sweden with 3 T-90M armored Leopards with lesser rounds.
Then bringing up positions 5 - 7 there’s Italy, Soviets, and China. Italy tying with Soviets due to that Leopard 2A7HU. Funny what 1 better T-90M tank would do for a tech tree’s strength when Italy already has better CAS & CAP.
Which leaves Israel for 8.
With France & Japan as the “weakest” lineups.
Thats literally not how it works. Because so many players are playing AIMs or Click-Baits, the US has so many players they need to be put together, leaving no real room for other nations.
Tries to defend how “good” the Abrams is.
Shows a video commentating on a tournament where the US got the most stacked lineup, with the best the other teams had to offer being:
Challenger 3 TD
CV 90120
Ariete AMV/Centauro 120
Leclerc (idk which variant is the best, pick one lol)
2A5/ 2 PL
T-80BVM
Type 10
ZTZ99A/VT4A1
Merkava Mk.4M
They didn’t allow most light tanks in the game (some of which are the main issues the Abrams have) and they didn’t allow the 2A6, PSO, 2A7V, 2A7HU, 122A, 122 PLSS, 122B+, T-90M, SEP, or the SEPv2.
When you remove most of the tanks that make the Abrams terrible, the Abrams becomes good. Shocker.
In no way does the statement of “improved frontal armor” conflict with “improved turret armor”. It is restating an already addressed and known detail of the vehicle, though in simpler terms.
In no way does the statement “improved frontal armor” imply anything other than “improved turret armor”… Especially as that same citation details the frontal turret array receiving upgraded protection.
‘‘M1’s are bad in CQB maps because of their weakspots’’
‘‘Trading mobility for armour is better, and the armour of the SEPv3 would’ve been a better buff to top-tier USA than the reload buff’’
So firstly, the T-80BVM is not being picked over the M1A1 (!).
The Russian line-up also consists of:
11.7 T-80BVM
11.3 T-80U
11.3 T-72B3
10.3 T-80B
American line-up consists of:
11.7 M1A2
11.0 M1A1
11.0 IPM1
10.3 M1
If anything, the Russian line-up in theory should be superior going by the BR’s.
Secondly, this tournament centers around CQB maps, and yet all the best player are defaulting to using M1’s pricisely for this reason.
Thirdly, all the best players I know of have stated the reload buff was a much bigger buff to top-tier US than an M1 with heavier armour.
The M1A1 is also being first-picked due to it’s mobility advantage. Good players will consistently hit weakspots, no matter the frontal armour. At that point mobility is more important than armour.
Fourthly, I’ve always said that the Strv 122 and Leopard 2A7V are superior to the M1’s, don’t strawman me by implying I’ve stated otherwise.
My argument is, and always has been that these M1’s are extremely competitive against the average top-tier MBT. Not everything is a Strv 122.
T-90M wouldn’t change a thing, it’s just worse than a T-80BVM or T-80U in that meta.
2A6/PSO is virtually identical to the 2A5 for gameplay purposes, and the 2A5 is also not being favoured here.
The M1A2 is just a superior 2A6/PSO right now.